Schmarrn

[ʃmarn]

/[ʃmarn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schmarrn” is uncommon German (frequency #56,506 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,506
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gericht aus der bayrisch-österreichischen Küche; meist süß, es gibt aber auch deftige Varianten

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmarrn · Schmarrn · German

Schmarrn · rank #56,506 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,506
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schlängelt

Nearest frequency peer: schlängelt (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Schmarrn“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schmarrn“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schmarrn
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchmarrn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃmarn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,506
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schmarrn“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schmarrnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schlängelt“ (#56,505), „schmecke“ (#56,507), „Schlupflöcher“ (#56,504). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schmarrn“ bei #56,506. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schmarrn is uncommon German at frequency #56,506 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃmarn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Schmarrn in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schmarrn, spelled S-C-H-M-A-R-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gericht aus der bayrisch-österreichischen Küche; meist süß, es gibt aber auch deftige Varianten
  2. 2
    unsinniges Gerede
  3. 3
    geschmacklose oder minderwertige Ware

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Schmarrn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Aus den alten Semmeln von gestern kochen wir heute einen Schmarrn.
  2. Dauernd hat er seinen Mund auf und raus kommt nur Schmarrn.

Synonyms

BlödsinnGeschwätzQuatschStussUnfugUnsinnDreckKitschSchundGlumpertGlump

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schmarrn"?
"Schmarrn" is spelled S-C-H-M-A-R-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃmarn].
What does "Schmarrn" mean?
As a noun, "Schmarrn" means: Gericht aus der bayrisch-österreichischen Küche; meist süß, es gibt aber auch deftige Varianten
How do you pronounce "Schmarrn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schmarrn" is [ʃmarn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schmarrn" come from?
"Schmarrn" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schmarrn", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schmecke#56,507schinden#56,502rosemary#56,481Reiterei#56,466

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list